Day 43 July 12 96km 759m vertical, 11°C thick fog cold S wind

Marathon to White River
This morning I felt it was necessary to check the calendar. I shook it and checked again and it still said July. Well you could have fooled me looking at the weather. Visibility was about 100m and the damp fog felt a lot colder than 11°C. I promise not to say anything bad about Scottish weather again. It was a tough start with a 4km climb out of downtown Marathon up to the TransCanada Hwy and then east through 20km of roadworks where the asphalt had been ground off leaving grooves that don’t bother cars but cause narrow bike tyres to constantly shift left and right. It was a relief to finally get onto a normal road surface. The day brightened slowly and by mid afternoon was warm and sunny while the wind freshened to a point where when we left the shelter of the forest to pass a lake it nearly blew us both to a standstill before we could lean on the pedals harder. Scenery continues to be impressive including many square kilometres that a few years ago were destroyed by fire and though green again lacks any trees. Guess what? We are in a motel again. Anybody want to buy a three man tent?